The Friends of the Erie County Library annual Book Lover’s Sale is this weekend Location: The Admiral Room of the Blasco LibraryDates:Thurs. Feb 12: 10am – 6pmFri. Feb 13: 10am – 4pmSat. Feb 14: 9am – 3pm And don’t forget to show KOLP some love and help us retire our legal debt by using theContinue reading “Book Lover’s Sale this Weekend”
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How it Started and How It’s Going …(part 2)
During the recent reputation rehabilitation media tour of Gannon’s president, he has been saying that that the lawsuit settlement didn’t really change the lease among other claims. Huh. We at KOLP believe in transparency, because the original approval of this lease was a result of a lack of transparency to the taxpayers. Instead of aContinue reading “How it Started and How It’s Going …(part 2)”
Just a Little Clarification
Since the settlement was announced, Gannon’s president has told the media, “With this settlement, it is reassuring to know that even those who opposed this project in the beginning support the additional Gannon programming agreed to in the settlement in the end,” he said. As we have said many, many, many times, KOLP never opposedContinue reading “Just a Little Clarification”
New Year, New Lease
What do library users and taxpayers receive as a result of the lawsuit settlement? Despite what a few social media trolls may say, the lease is quite different from the original lease agreement of 25-45 years. BTW, I would commend the Erie County Public Library System to said trolls in order to find a betterContinue reading “New Year, New Lease”
Statement on KOLP Lawsuit
Congratulations to “Save Blasco” (again)!
“Save Blasco!” won the Documentary Feature for the Erie International Film Festival and was runner up for Audience Award! The list of awards for the documentary keeps growing! You can find out more at “Save Blasco!” Just a reminder that no donations were used for the documentary–all donations go to our legal fund to fightContinue reading “Congratulations to “Save Blasco” (again)!”
Voting (for “Save Blasco!”) Matters!
“Save Blasco!” has been nominated for the Erie International Film Festival! The list of awards for the documentary has been growing. You can find out more at “Save Blasco!” Just a reminder that no donations were used for the documentary–all donations go to our legal fund to fight the Gannon lease. It was produced byContinue reading “Voting (for “Save Blasco!”) Matters!”
Giving Tuesday!
Today is Giving Tuesday! Thank you for all your continued support! On this Giving Tuesday, please help us to continue the fight. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are so thankful to Dr. Blasco for giving our community such a beautiful library to all its citizens, but we are equally thankful to all of you that are supporting KOLP’s fight to keep that beautiful library entirely public. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! “Although Thanksgiving comes but once a year, every dayContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
Cradle of Democracy
If you remember the poll last week, we asked in what Athens “Save Blasco!” was next showing. As of this writing, no one voted for Ohio or Alabama. Pennsylvania and Georgia each had 28.57% of the vote, while 42.86% voted for another Athens. If you were among those who voted “Other,” you would be correct.Continue reading “Cradle of Democracy”
Keep Our Library Public! 